Insurance and Transport (Mondaq)
After 16 months of debate, the National Conference of Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) has adopted an amended Life Settlements Model Act (Model Act). The Model Act was unanimously adopted during NCOIL's Annual Meeting in November.

Peachtree Life Settlements Renews Life Settlement Facilities (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla.----Peachtree Life Settlements announces that it has recently renewed two credit facilities for the acquisition of life settlements. Together, these credit facilities total $500 million and allow for the acquisition of approximately $900 million of policy death benefits.

Statement: Life Insurance Finance Association Supports Adoption of Revised NCOIL Life Settlements Model Act (wallstreet:online AG)
The Life Insurance Finance Association applauds the adopted amendments to The National Conference

Pilgrimageto the past (The Wichita Eagle)
Welcome to the Monastic Republic of Holy Mount Athos. Please set your calendar back a thousand years. Clocks here run on Byzantine time, which starts at sunset. Dates are calculated according to the Julian calendar of the Roman Empire, which differs by 13 days from the modern Gregorian calendar you're used to. Some settlements are supplied solely by mule teams, and the flag of Byzantium still ...